Rousseau - Julie/ La Nouvelle Heloïse
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When was the novel published and what is the significance of this date?
1761, 2 years before Rousseau was exiled from France for his treaty “Émile”/ “De l’éducation”
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What is the general crux of the plot?
Epistolary novel about the spontaneous love between Julie d’Étanges an aristocrat and her unnamed tutor who is a commoner
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What is the main philosophical theme behind the book?
Valuing authenticity over rational moral principles, so going by your own inner principles and feelings rather than doing what society tells you to do
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How was the novel received?
Biggest selling novel of the 18th century
Lots of people fancied Rousseau as a writer-celebrity figure
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